Somalia’s Al Shabaab Rebels say 2nd French Commando Dies

A second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after an attempt to rescue a French spy, Somalia’s al Shabaab rebel group said Monday.

The group will “display the bodies of the two Frenchmen,” spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab told Reuters.

French forces went into Southern Somalia by helicopter on Saturday to try to free Agent Denis Allex, held hostage since 2009.

French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday the operation had failed despite the “sacrifice” of two soldiers.

Musab claimed Allex was alive and his fate would be decided later.